Supes Unanimously Approve Appointment Of Heminger To Sfmta Board

Bay City News Service

Published
2:45 pm PDT, Wednesday, June 5, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved former Metropolitan Transportation Commission executive director Steve Heminger to serve on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors.

Heminger, who was nominated to the board by Mayor London Breed, will help the SFMTA board in its search for a new director of transportation after Ed Reiskin announced in April that he would resign from the position in August.

Heminger for 18 years headed the MTC, the Bay Area's transportation financing, planning and coordinating agency. As chairman of the Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee, Heminger also oversaw construction of the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, which at the time was the largest transportation project in California's history.

"Steve Heminger's experience at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and his expertise in transportation policy will support the SFMTA Board's efforts to improve our public transportation system and make our streets safer for all users," Breed said in a news release.

"The board has a lot of work ahead of it as they search for a new Director of Transportation, and I am confident that his leadership will help find the right person to lead the SFMTA for years to come," she said.

"San Francisco has no shortage of transportation challenges, but I am confident we can improve," Heminger said. "I thank Mayor Breed for the opportunity to bring my regional experience to bear on making it easier for my fellow residents to move around town."